Authorities stopped them celebrating Mass on Shrine property as they are in an ‘irregular canonical relationship’ with the Church
Ireland must avoid repeating the mistakes of St John Paul II’s visit in 1979
The mosaic depicts the apparition of the Virgin Mary to 15 witnesses in 1979
The cardinal discussed Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to America during a keynote speech at the Marian shrine
The pilgrims from the US arrived for the eight-day visit to the Marian shrine in County Mayo on Sunday
Homilist Fr Benny MacHale spoke of the ‘special bond’ between children and their grandparents
Next year’s event in Dublin will attract many leading Catholic figures
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The five-year-old who testified to the Knock apparition
John Curry was a humble, shy man throughout his life – but he stood his ground in telling his astonishing story